Garment placket



Jan. 5, 1943. A L I 2,307,541

GARMENT PLACKET INVEN TOR.

EUGENE PEDA TELLA Filed May 18, 1942 Patented Jan. 5, 1943 ilNi'iEDSTATES once GARMENT PLACKET Eugene Pedatella, New York, N. Y.Application May 18, 1942, Serial No. 443,347

2 Claims.

This invention relates generally to garments, but more specifically toexpansible means associated with ladies dresses to serve as a substitutefor placket openings with fastenings therefor at the waist portion.

The main object of the invention resides in the provision of a concealedand detachably fastened plait joining the edges of a placket opening atthe waist portion of a dress and serving to expand the girth of thegarment when applied to and removed from the wearer.

Another object of the invention resides in the production of a ladiesgarment wherein provision is made for the expansion thereof at thewaistline without the formation of a placket opening.

A further object of the invention is to produce a garment of the abovecharacter wherein the expansible portion normally lies fiat-whenfastened by concealed fastening members, said fastening members beingnon-metallic and non-corrosive to perspiration, washing and cleaning.

Further objects lie in the economy of application of the expansibledevice to a garment and in the efficiency of operation.

These objects and other incidental ends and advantages of the inventionwill hereinafter appear in the progress of the disclosure and as pointedout in the appended claims.

Accompanying this specification is a drawing showing a preferred form ofthe invention wherein corresponding reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front view in perspective of a dress showing theexpansible device at the waist portion in closed position.

Figure 2 is a partial front view in elevation of the expansible devicewith portions broken away.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View of the device in expandedposition.

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the device in section while in closedposition, being taken along the plane 4-4 of Figure 2.

In accordance with the invention and the preferred form shown, a garmentsuch as A is provided with conventional panels Ill and IS, the panelsadjacent the waistline and at the placket region being provided withextensions to form a plait concealed by a double fiap as best shown inFigures 2 and 4. Thus, panels l and I9 above and below the placketregion each have conventional upper and lower vertical edges indicatedby numerals I30 and I311 respectively, said edges being secured togetherby means of vertical lines of stitching 20c and 20d. Panel extensionsbetween lines of stitching ZUcand 20d are provided to form an extensibleconcealed plait and cooperating flaps as hereafter described.

Panel I0 is provided with an extension Illa proceeding inwardly from apoint indicated by the arrow line 10b, the inner edge l3 of saidextension being secured as by a line of stitching l2 to the inner edge13' of an extension portion ll forming part of a second extension 19aproceeding from panel l9 at a point indicated by the arrow line 191).Points lilb and l9b would normally indicate the position of the placketedges in a conventional placket opening, and it is understood that it isfeasible to join separate extensions of any desired material to thepanels Hi and I9 by conventional vertical lines of stitching instead ofthe use of integral extensions as described.

Extension lQa is provided with a plurality of folds to form a doubleflap with extension portion H and panel l9. Thus between extensionportion II and point i9b, extension Ilia is folded outwardly andinwardly upon itself to form the bight l4 and an outer wall i5, and thenfolded again in the opposite direction to form a bight l6 and anunderwall H, the latter superposing a part of panel portion l9 andjoining the same at bight l8. By referring to Figure 4, bights l4 and i8form the outer edges of two two-ply flaps, the said flaps being joinedat the inner end by bight IS. The lower flap formed by walls l5 and aportion of wall H is provided with a series of spaced buttonholes 2!along the length thereof, the said butonholes securing said wallstogether by the buttonhole stitching Zia, while wall I! adjacent bightI6 is secured to panel l9 by means of a vertical line of stitching 2B,the wall I1 and a portion of panel l9 forming the outer flap. Adapted toengage buttonholes 2| are buttons 22 secured to the outer side ofextension Illa as by stitching 22a.

It is to be observed that by folding back the outer flap formed fromwall I! and panel [9, buttons 22 may be engaged and disengaged frombuttonholes 2! by hand manipulation. During disengagement oppositetension between panels l0 and l 9 induced by the application and removalof a dress will bring about an opening of the plait formed betweenextension Mia and extension portion 1! as best shown in Figure 3. Thisextension is prevented from taking place when the fastening members arein engaging position as during normal wear of the garment.

Extensions Illa and lflb have upper and lower transverse edges eachindicated by numerals 13a and l3b, these edges being secured together bylines of stitching [2a and I211, respectively. Lines of stitching l2aand |2b as shown join the vertical lines of stitching 20c and 20d whilethe transverse edges [3a and l3b join the vertical edges 13c and l3d ofthe panel members [8 and iii. A pair of parallel and spaced diagonallines of stitching 20a and 2% are adapted to secure together theextensions Illa and |9a at the upper and lower regions thereof, saidlines of stitching joining the vertical lines of stitching 2&0 and 20d.

Thus, a placket is provided which may be ap plied to any portion of agarment wherein concealed fastening means are provided and permittingextension of a concealed plait for extending the girth of the garmentduring application and removal thereof from a wearer.

I wish it understood that minor changes and variations in the material,location andintegration ofparts may all be resorted to without departingfrom the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a dress, a placket between the panel members and across thewaistline comprising an expansible plait, a pair of superposed flapmembers concealing said plait and being connected together adjacent theinner edges, the said plait and flap members being formed fromextensions of the placket edges of the panel members, and detachablefastening means between the inner flap member and the plait to rendersaid plait openable and closeable.

2. In a dress, a placket between the panel members and across thewaistline comprisingan expansible plait, a pair of superposed fiapmembers concealing said plait and being connected together adjacent theinner edges, the said plait and flap members being formed fromextensions of the placket edges of the panel members, and concealedmeans to render said plait openable and closeable.

EUGENE PEDATELLA.

